1. What is the addictive drug in tobacco?B. Nicotine is the addictive drug in tobacco. It is the most addictive substance known. About one-third of all people who use tobacco even once become addicted. I'll give them that one
2. Which of the following types of tobacco is the safest to use?E. No tobacco is safe to use. Cigars, pipes, cigarettes, and all forms of smokeless tobacco cause damage to the health in the short-term cause addiction and contribute to hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. Here's a skewed answer. The question asks which is safest, not if any of them are safe...so technically, this was an invalid answer.
3. How many people are killed by tobacco use each year in the United States?C. 430,000 people are killed by tobacco use each year in the United States. Worldwide, tobacco use kills about 3 million. I have no basis for argument
4. How many tobacco-related deaths are preventable?D. 100% of tobacco-related deaths are preventable. Ok...how many car-related deaths are preventable...100%, How many murders are preventable...100%, how many deaths from starvation are preventable...I think you get my point
5. Which of the following chemicals is not found in tobacco smoke?A. Chlorine bleach has not been found in tobacco smoke. The active chemicals in rocket fuel, nail polish remover, and barbecue lighter fluid are only three of over 4,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, 43 of which are known to cause cancer. Smokeless tobacco contains 28 chemicals known to cause cancer. Click here for a fuller list of the chemicals that are found in tobacco smoke. Ok, the active chemical in those items...but, if I blew my cigar smoke into a jet enginge, even a bajillion times...do you think that rocket would go... i think not
6. Which of the following is true about nicotine in cigars?D. One cigar contains about forty-four times as much nicotine as one cigarette. (One cigar = up to 444 mg of nicotine; one cigarette = up to 11 mg of nicotine.) One cigar has as much nicotine as almost three packs of cigarettes. again...nothing to say
7. Which of the following diseases is commonly caused by spit tobacco?D. Mouth cancer, including cancers of the lips, gums, and tongue, is commonly caused by spit tobacco. Spit tobacco users frequently have parts of their mouth and jaw removed to try to slow the cancer's progress. For the true story of a young spit tobacco user who died of oral cancer, click here. again...
8. How does nicotine produce addiction?B. Nicotine produces addiction by stimulating the release of excess neurotransmitters. Over time, the brain is used to a certain concentration of nicotine in the blood, and the new levels of these neurotransmitters. Without nicotine, the addict feels uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms. another fact
9. Which single event cause more cigarette addiction than any other?C. The U.S. fought in World War I from 1917-1918, and U.S. soldiers were provided with all the free cigarettes they could smoke. Between 1910 and 1920, per capita consumption of cigarettes increased from 94 per year to 419 per year. ...and what would have happened if they didn't have those cigarettes...the term war is hell comes to mind...as bad as it is, cigarettes do calm
10. What is the leading cancer killer of women in the United States?D. The leading cancer killer of women in the United States is lung cancer caused by smoking. It surpassed breast cancer as the main cancer killer in 1985. ok, how many women had lung cancer vs. breast cancer...
11.Which group of smoking-related diseases kills the most people each year in the United States?A. Of all tobacco-related killers, heart disease and stroke kill the most people each year in the United States? About 181,000 people die each year in the United States from smoking-related heart disease and stroke, and about 158,000 die from smoking-related cancer. The remainder of the smoking-related deaths, 123,000, are from lung diseases other than cancer. i got nothing...but sounds a little off
I didn't include them all, cause I got bored. to see everything else, go to http://www.intheknowzone.com/tobacco/test.htm. See what you think.
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